Opit's LinkFest!: 26 June

Tories – Hold The Righteousness

Today they are getting righteous over the alleged thirst of the man slated to become the next head of the

11 hrs ago
Press Spins Hacking Trial

“ Met forced to defend role in £100m hacking trial ” thundered the Times this morning, that being the same

15 hrs ago
Murdoch Is Served (103)

RUPERT MURDOCH – YOU’RE NICKED Remember the indifference of most of the Fourth Estate to the Guardian’s

18 hrs ago

Asian shares shaky, global bond yields down on growth concerns

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly in the red on Friday, weighed down by a weak

56 mins ago
Obama administration expands affordable housing plan

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Thursday it would tap Treasury

5 hrs ago
Exclusive: Airbus poised to revamp A330 with Rolls-Royce

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is very close to a decision to upgrade its A330 with engines

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Why the OBR shouldn’t audit the manifestos of political parties

The key

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The envy of the world? A closer look at the Commonwealth Fund healthcare

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We need more competition between exam boards, not less

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June 25, 2014

Pew's Latest Look At Voters Finds Many Who Defy Party Labels

"Young Outsiders" are Republican-leaning voters who don't like the GOP. Meanwhile, "Hard

4 hrs ago
Howard Baker's Legacy: Political, But Not Partisan

At a time when Washington and its insiders are widely reviled, the late Senate majority leader will be

6 hrs ago
Obama Asks For $500 Million To Train, Equip Syrian Rebels

The appeal is part of a larger $65.8 billion request sent to Congress to fund overseas operations. A White

7 hrs ago

Federal judge upholds Colorado gun laws, dismisses lawsuit

A federal judge upheld gun laws on Thursday introduced by Colorado in the wake of deadly shooting rampages

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Benghazi suspect expected to arrive in U.S. this weekend: sources

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A suspected leader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in

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Obama shares an (atypical) 'day in life' of Minnesota woman

By Roberta Rampton MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spent a "day in the life" of a

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New Taipei mayor Eric Chu meets TAO head Zhang Zhijun

The mayor of Taiwan's most populous city has said Taiwan and China should continue seeking exchanges
4 Taiwanese entrepreneurs named on Forbes list of Asian philanthropists

Forbes magazine has named four Taiwanese on its annual list of the most notable philanthropists in the Asia
Taiwan's central bank tightens control on housing prices

Taiwan's central bank decided on Thursday at its board meeting to expand its measures to control high

Serial School Privatizer "Chainsaw Paul" Vallas Gets Ready For

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June 25, 2014
Freedom Rider: Detroit and Iraq

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June 24, 2014
White Supremacy and the Central Park 5

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June 24, 2014

News is victim of crises

By Fatih Abdulsalam Azzaman, June 26, 2014 Some governments fear the free flow of news when things look

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No need to wash or shroud Iraqis killed in fight against ISIS, Shiite

By Tamara Abdulrazzaq Azzaman, June 24, 2014 Iraqis who get killed in fighting militants from the Islamic

June 24, 2014
Iraq fears new wave of antiquities smuggling as ISIS controls hundreds of

By Tamara Abdulrazzaq Azzaman, June 23, 2014 The advancing Jihadists of the Islamic State in Iraq and the

June 23, 2014

David Icke & The People's Voice Documentary - Unmasking a Messiah

When Journalist & Broadcaster, Sonia Poulton walked out of ‘The People’s Voice’ in January 2014 she

June 25, 2014
Reality Bytes Radio - The Depopulation Debate

On 19th June, Reality Bytes Radio interviewed Kevin Galalae - A heated debate followed

June 20, 2014
UK Column: Incompetence, Unprofessionalism or Worse?

As a long time follower and supporter of the UK Column, it would be an understatement to say I am

June 17, 2014

GM Food Safety Study Reignites Call to Overhaul Canada’s Regulations

Activist Post The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) is calling on Health Canada to place a
Poop Whistleblower Needed at U.S. EPA

Catherine J. Frompovich Activist Post Readers probably aren’t going to believe this one, but apparently it
'Enigma Man' may be new human species that lived until 11,000 years

Has an Australian scientist been instrumental in helping discover a new species of human? And what does

Dozens of Chinese workers evacuated in northern Iraq

Dozens of Chinese workers have been relocated from strife-torn northern Iraq, state media said Friday, with

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Australian financial scandal: government says it is to consider calls for

Australia said on Friday it would consider calls for a national inquiry into a major financial scandal at

39 mins ago
Russian Defense Minister to inspect maneuvers in Chelyabinsk region

General of the Army Sergey Shoigu, Russian Minister of Defense, has arrived in Chelyabinsk Region to

53 mins ago

Monbiotism. Again.

It’s been nearly a year since this blog last took a look at Monbiot’s thinking. He used to be a

June 18, 2014
Why Do Environmentalists Hate Liberty?

Warning… This is a VERY long post! You may want to skip straight to the conclusion, labelled in bold

June 6, 2014
BBC Science Broadcasters — Bubble, BS, or Cabal?

The previous post here generated a bit of Twitter twitchiness from one of the contributors to Horizon’

May 31, 2014

Yahoo Shock Markets Are Rigged Yet Can Be Profitable

This article makes points that we have made in the past about the "Wall Street Party" and how

22 hrs ago
No We Are Not Fans of Open Source Public Solutions

Former spymaster Robert David Steele seems like a sincere and passionate fellow. We're sorry to report,

22 hrs ago
Mechanisms of Correcting Violence

Aggression will occur within every society because it occurs within human nature. Every society needs to

22 hrs ago

U.S. Marine Asked His Bootcamp Buddy to Watch His House While He Was

The bond between guys is strong but being Military brothers is even deeper Here is a story of a

21 hrs ago
Ancient archery technique rediscovered. Shoot 3 arrows in 1 and half

This video just blew my mind. Before watching, if you would have told me that someone could fire 3 arrows

June 25, 2014
One Million Dollar IRS Bounty Offered For Info Leading to White House (43

An organization named True The Vote is offering a bounty for any information concerning the IRS targeting

June 25, 2014

Diversity Uber Alles

For academics, diversity is the answer, no matter what the question is. “Making news this past May was the

6 hrs ago
The Constitutional Case for Gridlock

The Pew Research Center published its latest survey of partisanship in American politics this past week

June 25, 2014
Obama’s Executive Order

The Pew Research Center has released a study examining media coverage of gay marriage surrounding related

June 24, 2014

Obama seeks $500mn to equip Syrian rebels

US president calls on Congress to approve $500 million to train and equip vetted rebels in Syria.

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Iraq's al-Sadr calls for emergency government

Leader of powerful Shia group Mahdi Army says "new faces" needed to tackle ISIL-led Sunni

11 hrs ago
US court blocks Argentina debt payout

US federal court decides not to let most recent installment of Argentina's debt payment through.

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Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

This is my last column for The Wall Street Journal, after 22 years of reviewing consumer technology

December 17, 2013
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often

December 10, 2013
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Q: I have a vacation home and I am paying for cable service at two houses. Is there a practical way to

December 10, 2013

Prominent female activist killed in Libya

In this March 2014 image released by the National Dialogue Preparatory Commission, Salwa Bugaighis

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Abdullah Azzam threatens more attacks on Hezbollah

An al-Qaeda-affiliated group has threatened to carry out more attacks against Lebanese resistance

6 hrs ago
Settlers and Police Storm al-Aqsa Mosque

Further raids planned At least 18 Israeli settlers, again led by Rabbi Yehuda Glick and guarded by

6 hrs ago

Fish Are Sentient and Emotional Beings and Clearly Feel Pain

Fish deserve better treatment based on a review of scientific data on their cognitive and emotional lives.

June 19, 2014
Dog Play: Cracking the Secret Code of Man's Best Friend

A short video of dogs playing on ABC World News reveals their hidden language. Four basic aspects of fair

June 18, 2014
Calves With Friends Learn Better Than Calves Living Alone

Cows need social interactions to grow and learn especially when they are young. Living alone has negative

June 16, 2014

Coping with Iran’s Ballistic Missiles

By Greg Thielmann Iran tests a Shahab-3 during exercises in 2012. Photo Credit: AFP Ballistic missile

June 24, 2014
The Week Ahead, June 23-28: Syria’s CW Removed; Mine Ban Treaty; Iran

The following are some of the key arms control dates and developments to watch over the next fortnight

June 23, 2014
Removal of Syrian Chemical Weapons Arsenal A Breakthrough, Yet There Is

Statement of Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director, Arms Control Association Ten months ago , the

June 23, 2014

Sanity check: Chief Scientist’s prophecy worthy of Tim Flannery

And that’s not a compliment, by the way. The IPA newsletter this afternoon dredged up this story

20 hrs ago
Gore blimey – Al slums it with Clive Palmer…

What the heck is Clive Palmer up to? But more importantly, what on earth possessed Al Gore to appear with

June 25, 2014
Nine inconvenient truths from Greenpeace founder

When one of an organisation’s founders dumps on it, you know it’s gone off the rails. Patrick

June 24, 2014

Putin aide calls Ukraine head 'Nazi'

A senior adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin lashes out at Ukraine's president ahead of the

24 mins ago
EU summit set to confirm Juncker

An EU summit in Brussels is poised to confirm Jean-Claude Juncker as next president of the European

15 mins ago
Sudan 'apostasy' woman freed again

Sudanese woman Meriam Ibrahim, whose death sentence for marrying a Christian was overturned, is freed from

2 hrs ago

Better schools 'give London success'

Exam results in London have risen because of better schools, not changes in London's population, says

3 hrs ago
Woman dead in flat for six years

A bailiff, an estate agent and two locksmiths discover the body of woman in a ground floor flat in

11 hrs ago
Rooftop prisoners offered sun cream

Staff at a Devon prison offered sun cream to inmates who had managed to scale a rooftop, the Ministry of

1 hr ago

High hopes

IT WAS hard to imagine anything could survive on that fateful day in 2003 when Columbia, one of America’s

17 hrs ago
Yo!

AMAZON turns 20, a new messaging app has a long historical precedent and an old innovation debate gets a

June 25, 2014
Stick 'em up

AMERICANS and Europeans each eat about 46 pounds of apples every year. Among them, many have

June 24, 2014

These 13 People Were Killed By The War On Drugs. Their Lives Were The Cost

This story was first published in April 2013. America's long drug war has produced countless

April 18, 2014
An Interview With Sam Dalton, Now In His Seventh Decade Of Criminal Defense

The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of two landmark Supreme Court cases in criminal defense law. In

December 30, 2013
Militarizing Santa Claus

A couple years ago, I wrote a story about efforts by citizens in the town of Keane, New Hampshire, to block

December 27, 2013

New York Times Highlights Breakaway Ukrainian Catholic Church

The New York Times has an interesting article by Andrew Higgins about the Ukrainian Orthodox Greek

June 23, 2014
Glenn Beck Says David Barton to Advise Former Soviet State

Right Wing Watch has a clip from Glenn Beck taking about David Barton: David Barton is on his way

June 22, 2014
WND: ISIS Offensive May Be a Sign of the Rise of the Anti-Christ

As Iraq slides into chaos, one man claims to have special insight into how things may develop; not because

June 19, 2014

Cold turkey withdrawal from psychiatric drugs

The most important thing about cold-turkey to understand is that just because you've heard of someone

17 hrs ago
The normality trap

Originally posted on Mind Hacks : I remember taking a bus to London Bridge when, after a few stops, a woman

June 25, 2014
believe and know… (as it pertains to the experience of psych drug

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have

June 25, 2014

From The Mouths Of Grumpy Old men

Paxman has jumped ship and fired off a torpedo as he did so. Newsnight is ‘made

2 hrs ago
Forensic

If you hadn’t heard PMQs for yourself and only relied upon the BBC’s wash up

June 25, 2014
Quickie

Very quick post on Cameron and whether Gus O’Donnell advised him not to appoint Coulson

June 25, 2014

Google Glass Hacked, Can Record Everything You Stare At

Hackers have already proven smarter than smartphones or just about any other connected electronic device

23 hrs ago
Pew Poll: America Is Becoming a Nation of Political Enemies

“A threat to the nation’s well-being” — that’s what 36% of Republicans think of Democrats, and what 27% of

23 hrs ago
World of Resistance (WOR) Report

Part 2: Inequality, Injustice, and the Coming Unrest

23 hrs ago

Nothing Is Real Until Denied

0:14 The internet has given reporting sovereignty to the people. The monopolistic control of information

June 16, 2014
Bilderberg 2014. Brave The World…Or We Are Lost.

3 cops per person. 2 years training. But no big deal.

May 30, 2014
The Declaration of Bitcoin’s Independence

Originally posted in Bitcoin Magazine We have been brought to a point where it has become

May 19, 2014

DARPA Adds Difficulty, Expands Scope of Disaster-Response Robot Challenge

Body: By Yasmin Tadjdeh When the Pentagon’s shadowy research laboratory last year asked for a humanoid

8 hrs ago
Marines Favor Wheeled Ship-to-Shore Vehicles

Body: By Dan Parsons Not only does the Marine Corps plan to buy a wheeled vehicle to replace its aging

12 hrs ago
Officials Decry Lack of Funding, Attention on Diplomacy to Resolve

Body: By Christina Munnell The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development don’t

June 25, 2014

Asian shares shaky, global bond yields down on growth concerns

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly in the red on Friday, weighed down by a weak

52 mins ago
Obama administration expands affordable housing plan

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Thursday it would tap Treasury

5 hrs ago
Exclusive: Airbus poised to revamp A330 with Rolls-Royce

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is very close to a decision to upgrade its A330 with engines

6 hrs ago

Fasten your seat belts – Iran saving democracy in Iraq

Iran may rescue Iraq from a major threat posed by a Sunni Muslim extremist group formerly aligned with Al

June 16, 2014
Ukraine President Once Agent for U.S. State Department

Ask yourself, how would you regard a high level U.S. politician who met regularly at a foreign embassy and

June 16, 2014
WTC Building 7′s Controlled Demolition: New release by 9/11 Consensus Panel

World Trade Center Building 7’s Controlled Demolition: 9/11 Consensus Panel Releases New Evidence from

June 10, 2014

Guardian: Moazzam Begg among four arrested in Birmingham terror raids

Former Guantánamo detainee is held along with two men and a woman on suspicion of Syria-related

February 25, 2014
Andy Worthington: A love letter from Guantánamo

Younus Chekhouri (also identified as Younous Chekkouri), who will be 46 in May, is one of the last two

February 25, 2014
Dissenter: More charges of forced drugging at Guantanamo

On February 21, attorneys for six former Guantanamo prisoners took their civil case against Donald

February 25, 2014

Updates on Recent Posts

Architects/planners call for professionals to resist This week’s horrifying reports on a botched

May 7, 2014
The Rights of Torture Survivors

Video Focuses on Torture Survivors’ Right to Redress and Rehabilitation Some of the

April 30, 2014
Insanity is lurking on the other side…

Rock Band Bills Pentagon for Use of Music as Torture Just a couple of hours after uploading my recent

February 27, 2014

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Implications of Community Eligibility for the Education of Disadvantaged

Overview The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 created a new option, known as the Community Eligibility

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Summary of Implications of Community Eligibility for Title I

Nearly 16 million children in the United States live in households that have trouble affording enough

June 2, 2014
The Truth About Health Reform's Medicaid Expansion and People Leaving

Some opponents of health reform’s Medicaid expansion have complained that it would enable many former

June 25, 2014

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Xavier Moreau sur la situation en Ukraine Voix de la Russie, 24 juin 2014

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“End the Fed” Rallies are Exploding Throughout Germany

By Michael Krieger at libertyblitzkrieg This is a fascinating development and one that I had no idea

June 23, 2014
The Clandestine Reasons for ISIS Taking Over Iraq

By Brandon Turbeville, ActivistPost Recent news of the rapid advance of the Islamic

June 19, 2014

On The Steven Goddard Claim of "Fabricated" Temperature Data

Steven Goddard of the Real Science blog has a study that claims that US real temperature data is being

June 24, 2014
Bureaucracy and Incentives

Loved this passage from Glen Reynolds on the VA: There's a naive tendency to believe that whatever a

June 24, 2014
Police Officers and Patents of Nobility

I read this today in our local paper. It is written by a local police sergeant and is entitled "

June 24, 2014

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: a quiet night overall was good news for MasterChef

With no House Rules or The Voice , MasterChef Australia finally managed to get a decent audience.

1 hr ago
The tricky issue of fuel prices

Crikey readers have their say on World Cup controversies, singing politicians and the fuel excise.

1 hr ago
Morning Market Report

A busy day on the markets as companies scramble to launch before the end of financial year.

1 hr ago

A Swing and A Near-Miss — Comet Siding-Spring Clears the Fence Over Mars

A fantastic look at a fresh comet.

12 mins ago

Black Oak Down by Shepherd Bliss

by Shepherd Bliss Writer, Dandelion Salad Santa Rosa, California June 26, 2014 A loud, crashing sound

14 hrs ago
Chris Hedges: Wages of Rebellion

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges PeaceActionMaine on Jun 19, 2014 Portland, Maine on June 16, 2014 see

June 22, 2014
Noam Chomsky: Driving Forces in US Foreign Policy + Q&A

Dandelion Salad with Noam Chomsky ZKM | Karlsruhe Jun 5, 2014 May 30, 2014 Social critic and peace

June 21, 2014

CORPORATIONS ARE USURPING UNIVERSITIES

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June 21, 2014
INDIANA MORAL MONDAYS WORKING GROUP PLANS SEPTEMBER STATEWIDE MOBILIZATION

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June 18, 2014
REMEMBERING ACTRESS, POET, ACTIVIST RUBY DEE

Ruby Dee with Ossie Davis and their children. Statement from the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy

June 17, 2014

The Myth of Consistent Skepticism

Skeptical Pug is skeptical Todd C. Riniolo and Lee Nisbet writing in the June 2007 Skeptical Enquirer :

2 hrs ago
Origin of Life: Stanley Miller’s Forgotten Experiments, Analyzed

Via ScienceDaily : Stanley Miller, the chemist whose landmark experiment published in 1953 showed how

4 hrs ago
Ann Coulter: Soccer is Destroying America

Ann who? Remember the attention-grabbing woman who was always saying moronically outrageous things on Fox

6 hrs ago

Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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July 4, 2013
How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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June 14, 2013
Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

New British drone FoI releases and news round-up

The MoD and Department for Transport have responded to recent FoI requests helping us to shine some light

June 23, 2014
US Drone Strikes return to Pakistan – and imminently to Iraq?

US drone strikes resumed this week in Pakistan with the first strike taking place on Wednesday evening near

June 13, 2014
Book Review. Unmanned: Drone Warfare and Global Security by Ann Rogers and

A version of this review originally appeared in Peace News As writers and analysts for one of the

May 30, 2014

Scientists find the shocking truth about electric fish

Writing June 27, 2014 in the journal Science , a team of researchers led by Michael Sussman of the

3 hrs ago
Foul fumes derail dinner for hungry moths

Car and truck exhaust fumes that foul the air for humans also cause problems for pollinators. read more

3 hrs ago
Iowa State engineers turn LEGO bricks into a scientific tool to study plant

Ludovico Cademartiri had what seemed like an impossibly demanding list of requirements for his lab

9 hrs ago

Proposed Federal Legislation Could Weaken Secret Legal Settlements

Future fracking cases could be affected

16 hrs ago
Planning a Day at the Beach? Check the Water Quality First

Ten percent of America’s beach waters fail to meet EPA’s new safety standards, says NRDC report

June 25, 2014
A Spark of New Energy in Africa

Graduate students craft a plan for the future of Africa’s power grid

June 24, 2014

Iraq gives us another opportunity to confront our mistakes, and learn from

Summary: The Iraq War begins a new phase, perhaps with US involvement. But we’ve not admitted, let

4 hrs ago
Congress did a great thing 50 years ago, but rot from it has spread and

Summary: 19 June 1964. I believe on this day America took a wrong turn. It was the day we took a large step

June 25, 2014
Looks like yet another false alarm. Probably no super monster El Niño

Summary: as we pass the Spring prediction “barrier”, the models become more accurate. The

June 24, 2014

House Panel Investigates Alleged Interference with Whistleblower’s

The Washington Examiner reports that Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., will investigate whether a letter to

June 20, 2014
Senators Demand Answers on Surveillance of Whistleblower Communications

Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden issued the following press statement today in regard to the National

June 19, 2014
Supreme Court Issues Decision On Key Whistleblower Rights Case

Ruling Protecting Testimony Before Federal Grand Juries Will Have Widespread Impact On Fraud

June 19, 2014

Obama Wants to Send More Money to These Butchers

Filed under: terrorists Tagged: al qaeda , Al-Nusra , friends of syria , ISIL , Obama , USA

5 hrs ago
White House requests $500 million more Tax Payers Money to help Terrorists

The White House on Thursday asked Congress for half-a-billion dollars in aid to go towards opposition

5 hrs ago
SAAF HAS KILLED THE “COMMANDER” OF ISIS AT AL-QAA`EM.

He was killed in a strafing by SAA Sukhoi bombers now active all over this area. Syrian Perspective

8 hrs ago

An adult American wood stork lands on a branch in Townsend, Ga.

An adult American wood stork lands on a branch in Townsend, Ga. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell

21 mins ago
Investigators Believe Flight MH370 Was on Autopilot, Crew Unconscious

Australian officials searching for the still-missing plane from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 now believe

1 hr ago
Shia LaBeouf Dragged Out of Cabaret in Handcuffs by Police

Broadway World is reporting that Shia LaBeouf was hauled out of a production of Cabaret during intermission

2 hrs ago

Hiking Guru Shares Perfect Paths

Robert Manning is a hiking guru. At the University of Vermont, he researches and teaches park managment ,&#

May 30, 2014
Defending The F-Word

The oil and gas industry dislikes the noun fracking , shorthand for hydraulic fracturing . It

May 28, 2014
Not Your Grandparents’ Road Trip: 5 Green Reasons to Visit National Parks

Wailing children, crotchety parents, sand and sunscreen in uncomfortable places… you get the idea. If

May 28, 2014

Greening your real estate purchase in the Middle East

If you are shopping around for a home in Saudi Arabia or the Middle East there are

May 20, 2014
Tips to curb the energy consumption of your aquariums

Like any other appliance, the various components of a home aquarium can consume

May 19, 2014
Why the octopus does not get tied in knots

This is one for the kids to answer at dinnertime: An octopus’s arms are covered

May 15, 2014

Take Advantage of ICD-10 Delay

It's not too soon to start coordinating with referral partners, planning for the increased workload

16 hrs ago
Intelligence Report: Financial Health Calls for a Clinical Strategy

HealthLeaders Media research results suggest that care redesign and care standardization can lead to

16 hrs ago
Beware the Reimbursement Gap

If a patient doesn't pay his health insurance premiums, the insurer doesn't have to pay the

June 25, 2014

‘Limited Government’: BASIC education to end 1% US War Crimes, initiate

1-minute video: Law professor, Jonathan Turley: “US presidents becoming the very danger the

June 25, 2014
Had enough ‘Big Lie’ crimes from US leaders to demand arrests, or need more

US and developed nations’ escalate “Big Lie” crimes in Earth’s tragic-comedy

June 21, 2014
‘Maleficent’ movie review: Are ‘elite’ War Criminals pleading for mercy?

Maleficent in 2014 is recast as a powerful being with every intention for a decent life, overcome with

June 7, 2014

How Secret Partners Expand NSA’s Surveillance Dragnet

Top-secret documents reveal how the NSA has established secret partnerships to spy on huge flows of private

June 18, 2014
NSA Turned Germany Into Its Largest Listening Post in Europe

The National Security Agency has turned Germany into its most important base of operations in Europe

June 17, 2014
Encouraging Words of Regret From Dean Baquet and Weasel Words From James

New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet (AP Photo/Bill Haber) NPR’s David Folkenflik has a

June 6, 2014

Orange Is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 3: Here There Be Dragons

Allow me to begin this recap with a personal confession: There is nothing that fills me with more joy, or

5 hrs ago
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Torture Survivor’s Case

As declared by the United Nations in 1997, June 26 is International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

10 hrs ago
Use Your Words, Wolverine

If you’re old enough to remember when an R-rated movie for adults, like, say Stanley Kubrick’

18 hrs ago

NATIONAL SACRED PLACES PRAYER DAYS JUNE 20-22, 2014

NATIONAL SACRED PLACES PRAYER DAYS JUNE 20-22, 2014 From the Morning Star Institute. Washington, DC (6/19

June 19, 2014
Dine’ Elders and Medicine People Issue Resolution to Stop Navajo Nation

For Immediate Release  – June 17, 2014 Media Contact: Leland Grass  (928) 429-1504  – sacred4s@

June 19, 2014
Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex

An Indigenous perspective & provocation. Printable version available here. (PDF | 3.3MB) Print

May 4, 2014

Mexico Rape Victims Face Prison Time for Self-Defence

Yakiri Rubí Rubio, a young Mexican woman, was jailed for three months and is at risk of being sent back to

2 hrs ago
IMF Issues “Revolutionary” Warning on Corporate Tax Avoidance

By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, Jun 26 2014 (IPS) The staff at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has

6 hrs ago
Moscow Protest Highlights Litany of Abuses Suffered by Russia’s Drug Users

Nadezdha Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina (fourth and fifth from the right) with activists from the Andrei

10 hrs ago

Greenpeace chief Pascal Husting commutes by plane | Mail Online

Pascal Husting has been flying at the charity’s expense since 2012 Each trip costs £200 and generates

June 25, 2014
Global Warming ‘Fabricated’ by NASA and NOAA

by James Delingpole and Kit Eastwood The evidence of their tinkering can clearly be seen at

June 25, 2014
Shrinkage: Kiev doubles the price of cold water, shuts off hot water

Undisclosed location No one ever thinks about the water. Or the toilet paper, as it were. But these are

June 25, 2014

Cold Revenge

"Meretz is a loyal old party, saying all the right things, unblemished by corruption. Unfortunately it
Military voyeurism or invasion of Syria?

"The ‘chemical weapons’ scenario seems to be the best cue for Washington and their western allies in
Men and Women: Their Contributions to the World

"Even in the area of warfare, for which men had been paying price in terms of loss of life and limbs

Kiev Is Starting a War to Avoid a Revolution

By Olga Sherdova Despite its peaceful declarations, Kiev is gradually transitioning from massacring

June 25, 2014
Hard Road to Europe for African Refugees from Imperialist Wars

By Tomaso Clavarino Download video >> Mamadou sits on a rock, his eyes turned towards the sea, the

June 25, 2014
No Intervention in Iraq

By Sara Flounders Washington promotes deadly divisions Thirty-five years of U.S. subversion, intervention

June 24, 2014

Cryonics Society of Canada

Patrice Levin Kell, who was President of the Cryonics Society of Canada, joins our Life Extension Board.

19 hrs ago
Crowdsourcing Utopia

Mike Sinn, Architect at Crowdsourcing Utopia, joins our Futurists Board.

June 25, 2014
BitSavr

Ian Scarffe, Cofounder at BitSavr, joins our New Money Systems Board.

June 25, 2014

‘The Middle East Revealed’

On a day that saw a prominent female activist gunned down in Libya, Howard Greenberg Gallery in NYC opened

18 mins ago
‘Poketto’

If you could find anything you like in a pocket what would it be? Write it. Draw it. Leave it in a pocket.

June 24, 2014
Pirates Rule

Just hours after giving the “Central Park 5″ $40 million, New York’s mayor De Blasio

June 22, 2014

#WHITEPRIVILEGE: Black Knocks Out White Female With A Bat At Walmart, He

#WHITEPRIVILEGE: Black Knocks White Female Out With A Bat At Walmart, He “Felt Like It” Black

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Russia: GAZPROM To Dump US Dollar. More Obama, @SenJohnMcCain Disastrous

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UNESCO-IHE and partners offering twenty PhD positions on pro-poor

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Zelfgemaakte Markt Returns to Utrecht

One of my favorite markets is back in town this Saturday and I highly recommend you check it out if you

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Google City Experts Visit Vino Veritas

Last week, I received an email about participating in a Google City Experts event. Not specifically as an

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A Street in the Sun

I walk along Voetiusstraat fairly often, as it’s the street that leads on from the side of the

June 19, 2014

Three black holes found spiraling into each other

Astronomers are hoping similar systems could give off detectable "ripples" in space and time.

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Bizarre parasite from Jurassic found

Researchers have discovered a fossil fly larva with a spectacular sucking apparatus.

June 25, 2014
Back away, please: humans fear approaching objects

"Approach avoidance" is a general, and not entirely rational, tendency, a study suggests.

June 23, 2014

Comstock announces Eagle Ford ‘east’ well

Comstock Resources Inc. announced that its first well on the eastern end of the Eagle Ford Shale was tested

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Video: Inside Weatherford’s new manufacturing center

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Fed officials say oil train dangers extend past Bakken

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